Linda Sanchez

Linda Sanchez (28 January 1969-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CA 39) from 3 January 2003 to 3 January 2013 (interrupting Ed Royce's terms) and from CA 38 from 3 January 2013 (succeeding Janet Napolitano).

Biography
Linda Sanchez was born in Orange, California in 1969 to a family of Mexican immigrants; she was the younger sister of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. She became an attorney specializing in labor law, and she joined IBEW Local 441 in 1998 before becoming a compliance officer. In 2000, she was elected Treasurer of the Orange County Central Labor Council, and she was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2002. Linda, unlike her centrist sister, was a progressive.